 Route 1 | ||||
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| Trans-Canada Highway Highway of Heroes[1] | ||||
 Route 1 highlighted in red. | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Prince Edward Island Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal | ||||
| Length | 119.6 km[2] (74.3 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  To Route 16 (TCH) at the Confederation Bridge | |||
 Route 1A in Albany Route 2 in Charlottetown Route 3 in Mount Mellick | ||||
| East end |  To Hwy 106 (TCH) at the Wood Islands ferry dock | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Prince Edward Island | |||
| Counties | Prince, Queens | |||
| Major cities | Charlottetown | |||
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Route 1 is a 120-kilometre (75 mi) long provincial highway that serves as the Prince Edward Island section of the Trans-Canada Highway. Route 1 traverses the southern shores of Prince Edward Island, from the Confederation Bridge in Borden-Carleton to the Wood Islands ferry dock, and bypasses the provincial capital, Charlottetown. It is an uncontrolled access 2-lane highway with a maximum speed limit of 90 km/h (55 mph), except within towns and urban areas.
- ^ Poirier, Brett (June 30, 2014). "Highway of Heroes unveiled in Prince Edward Island". The Guardian. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ "PEI Route 1 - Length and route" (Map). Google Maps. August 26, 2019.